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JD Edwards is a songwriter/singer and occasionally a five-piece rock experience that is quickly becoming a staple in the Canadian music scene. Through incessant gigging and innovatively groovy song-writing, JD Edwards is breaking through the barriers of mediocrity and giving Canadian listeners something to dance about. The band’s sound is a synthesis of Blind Melon’s funk and The Black Crowes’ blues, while JD sings with the stoned sexiness of Dave...

JD Edwards is a songwriter/singer and occasionally a five-piece rock experience that is quickly becoming a staple in the Canadian music scene. Through incessant gigging and innovatively groovy song-writing, JD Edwards is breaking through the barriers of mediocrity and giving Canadian listeners something to dance about. The band’s sound is a synthesis of Blind Melon’s funk and The Black Crowes’ blues, while JD sings with the stoned sexiness of Dave Matthews and the orgasmic outbursts of Ben Harper (don’t worry, he also cleans up after himself). JD manages to musically acknowledge his influences without compromising his ingenuity or principle; JD solo or with the band will take you on a new adventure in a familiar place.

Born in Oshawa Ontario, JD Edwards wrote music in Kingston and Toronto, before figuring out, in 2005, the Winnipeg music scene was something he wanted to be part of. There he met self proclaimed “Guitar-Love-Maker,” Mike Ormonde (Epptide), who then introduced JD to the rest of his band: Jesse ‘Poison’ Ives (Muse Mall, Guy Abraham) on bass, John Kirouac (The Civil Disobedients, Moses Mayes, The Velvet Lounge) on saxophone, flute and percussion, and Troy ‘Bot’ Stratner (Pretty Train Crash, The Civil Disobedients). With such an eclectic mix of players, an eclectic sound was sure to follow.

JD Edwards has released 'JD Edwards Live at the Gas Station Theatre' with 16 original solo acoustic tracks. Dan Donahue and Denis Buchan have produced an amazing album that really captures the essence of the night.

The JD Edwards Band has released their first self-titled full-length album with Producer and Engineer Mike Wagner at the helm. The album consists of songs ranging from the personal matters of spirituality, 'Wash Over Me' and 'Far From The Edge' to the uplifting themes of having fun with the ones you love, 'Remember Who You Are' and 'Lover Lover'.

Now, with more songs than you can shake a drum stick at, The JD Edwards Band have been unleashing their energetic original repertoire across Winnipeg venues, and will soon do the same across the country. Already, in the infancy of the group, they have played with some of Winnipeg’s finest, including The New Meanies, JP Hoe, John K. Samson, Jessee Havey and the Quirks, Serena Postel, Jessee Havey & The Quirks and Patrick Keenan, and have made several appearances on CBC, 101.5 UMFM and 92.9 KickFM, Shaw TV and Breakfast Television.

JD Edwards is a singer/songwriter with a voice that carries and fills rooms with passion and emotion in every syllable he sings.The summer of 2008 will see JD Edwards releasing 'JD Edwards Live at The Gas Station Theater 02.20.08', a solo live acoustic album produced by Dan Donahue and Denis Buchan. He has sung for such great causes like the Hand in Hand for Peace Festival, The Agape Table for Kids Program, and the Kwagala Foundation. JD has been working with the Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers, The Young Lungs Program in Winnipeg, and heading up song writing workshops a the Red Road Lodge.

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